"In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra (Ancient Greek: Λερναία Ὕδρα) was an ancient serpent-like chthonic water beast, with reptilian traits that possessed many heads. For each head cut off it grew two more." (Source: Wikipedia)

TPB had been hosted in many countries over the years, eventually ending up on the cloud, in an effort to become raid-proof. For the past three years, the site had been provided internet bandwidth in Sweden, by the Swedish Pirate Party. But last week a local anti-piracy group called Rights Alliance, threatened to sue the Party. Any co-operation with TBP beyond Tuesday 26th would have resulted in legal action.

Since Rights Alliance has the backing of major studios, the Swedish Pirate Party decided it would take too much time, money and effort to put up a fight in court. So the back-up plan was put into motion: Sometime yesterday, the world's most notorious file-sharing site relocated to Norway… and Spain. Apparently every cut connection to The Pirate Bay will generate two new connections.

You always have to choose your battles wisely. It would be crazy to enter a game where the rules are decided by the other team. The Pirate Party's mission is not to produce martyrs for the copyright industry. Our mission is to create long-term political change that ensures that the copyright industry in the future will not be allowed to threaten companies, organisations and individuals into silence with our common judicial system as a weapon.

-Swedish Pirate Party Leader Anna Troberg

Right now, The Pirate Bay is being serviced by the pirate parties of Norway and Catalunya (Spain). The two countries seem to be a favourable place for TPB to stay, at least for the time being.